Fat Grafting to the Breast: Clinical Applications and Outcomes for Reconstructive Surgery

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Nov;140(5S Advances in Breast Reconstruction):69S-76S. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003945.

Abstract

This article is a review of fat grafting for breast reconstruction. The use of small volume fat grafting for the correction of step-off deformities, intrinsic deformities, and extrinsic deformities of the breast, and the uses of large volume fat grafting for total breast reconstruction, correction of implant complications with simultaneous implant exchange with fat, and correction of noncancer chest wall deformities is reviewed. Cancer monitoring and the risks of cancer recurrence following fat-grafting to the breast is also reviewed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / transplantation*
  • Breast Implantation / methods
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammaplasty / methods*
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Transplantation, Autologous